A Massachusetts man who crashed his tractor-trailer between Exits 29A and 30 of the New York State Thruway is facing charges.

State Police say 43-year old Iuri Artemenko fled the scene after the tractor-trailer hit about 75-feet of guiderail and overturned down an embankment.

Troopers followed his foot prints through the snow and located him a short distance away

Artemenko was charged with DWI and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.

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